LSPA 335 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Walt Whitman Rostow, Jon Lee Anderson, University Of Buenos Aires
27 Sep 2016
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Born ernesto r. guevara de la serna in rosario, argentina, on june 14, 1928 to a middle-class family as the eldest of 5 children. He was raised with a strong political influence, as his father was a strong supporter of the republicans of the. Spanish civil war, and often hosted veterans in the family home. Graduated from buenos aires university medical school in 1953. He was described by the cia as extremely intelligent and well-read, as he loved poetry and had a vast and diverse personal library. He is most commonly known by his nickname, che , which stems from an argentinian slang term meaning pal or guy . Che guevara was charged with purging the bartista army and exacting revolutionary justice against traitors or war criminals, some of the many methods used included death by a firing squad. His population consolidation continued with his use of the guanahacabibes concentration camp.
